SXSW Reviews vol. 1: Hands-on with Miroshot, The Composition, and…

Now that I’m back in Italy, it’s time that I tell you about some experiences I have tried at SXSW.

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Customers’ Feedback Can Drive Business Growth – Here’s How

Customers’ feedback isn’t a new concept. It’s been a concern of marketers’ since the beginning of commerce. What has changed, though, are the tools and technologies that have made it possible to collect customer feedback effortlessly. Feedback allows you to understand what customers really want and how you can improve your products and services to […]

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Surgery Training Platform ‘Osso VR’ Secures $66M Series C Financing

Osso VR, the VR surgical training platform, today announced it’s closed a $66 million Series C financing round, something the company says will be used to broaden its VR surgical offering and hire more expert talent. The Series C round was led by Oak HC/FT, which includes participation from Signalfire, GSR Ventures, Tiger Global Management and […]

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High-flying Shooter ‘STRIDE’ Releases on PSVR Today

After a few delays, the high-flying parkour madness of STRIDE (2021) is finally making its way to PSVR today. Created by Joy Way, the studio known for VR games OUTLIER and AGAINST, Stride is all about jumping and shooting your way through increasingly difficult environments. It does this by combining some particularly clever locomotion methods with the sort […]

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Astronauts Complete Spacewalk to Install Station Upgrades

Expedition 66 Flight Engineers Raja Chari of NASA and Matthias Maurer of ESA (European Space Agency) concluded their spacewalk at 3:26 p.m. EDT after 6 hours and 54 minutes in preparation for upcoming solar array installation. Maurer and Chari completed their major objective for today to install hoses on a Radiator Beam Valve Module that routes …

Saudi’s Ithra Center Dazzles London with XR Showcase

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, or Ithra Center, offered a stellar night of creative works from talented young professionals in extended reality (XR) in central London on Tuesday. The Center’s Creative Solutions initiative selected a cohort of five impressive immersive works, which debuted on Oculus Quest 2 headsets and featured technologies from […]

Meta Selects Spain as Global Metaverse Capital

Last week, Meta announced that it had chosen Spain to spearhead its Metaverse ambitions and enhance its existing mixed reality (VR) platforms, including Horizon Worlds, Workrooms, and Venues. As part of its European expansion, Meta is developing new high-skilled jobs, supporting local entrepreneurs and tech businesses, as well as investing in digital infrastructures. In a […]

Nreal, Microsoft Support Blind Children with AR

Last week, technology giant Microsoft and smart glasses vendor Nreal partnered to develop an augmented reality (AR) solution to improve social interaction among blind children. The pair are creating research technology that assists low-vision children with locating and identifying others. The partnership resulted in PeopleLens, a head-mounted device (HMD) that sits just above a wearer’s […]

What Is Natural Language Processing (NLP)?

Natural language processing, or NLP, is an artificial intelligence (AI)-based technique that makes machine learning useful for business applications. According to a 2021 McKinsey survey, more than half of businesses use AI for at least one process, and several are in advanced stages of AI implementation. NLP streamlines information exchange between human beings and machines […]

Snapchat Acquires Brain-Reading Tech ‘NextMind’ for the Next Stage of Digital Interaction

NextMind detects brain activity to dictate action without using your hands.

Meta Publishes New ‘State of Small Business’ Report, Examining the Ongoing Impacts of the Pandemic

The latest report shows that the impacts of the pandemic are still worsening in many elements.

Instagram Launches Algorithm-Free Feed Sorting Options to All Users

Will this address all of your Instagram problems and concerns? 

Twitter Adds New Simplified GIF Creation Process in the Tweet Composer

Which is interesting, but you could kind of already do this…

Bean Stalker 50% Off As Devs Highlight Multiplayer Features

Bean Stalker is available with a 50% discount and the developers are offering a free test weekend from March 25th to 27th. #ad

After The Fall’s Frontrunner Season Is A First Step In The Right Direction

After The Fall’s Frontrunner season is an important step in the right direction for the co-op shooter.

Hands-on with new weapons, enemies and levels right here.

Official NFL VR Game Headed To Meta Quest And PSVR

An officially licensed NFL VR game is in the works to bring professional football to Meta Quest and PlayStation VR headsets.

Meta Offers Training & $500,000 In Rewards To Horizon Worlds Creators

Meta is offering cash rewards and training through its Oculus Start and Launch Pad programs to creators building in VR with Horizon Worlds.

Everything You Need to Know About AI and Customer Experience

According to a study by Microsoft, 95% of all customer interactions will be driven by artificial intelligence (AI) by 2025. Businesses from start-ups to large enterprises increasingly use AI solutions on the customer journey at all touchpoints.  The focus is on delivering a reimagined customer experience and an integrated and personal end-to-end experience. AI and […]

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Snap Acquires Brain-Computer Interface Startup NextMind

Snap announced it’s acquired neurotech startup NextMind, a Paris-based company known for creating a $400 pint-sized brain-computer interface (BCI). In a blog post, Snap says NextMind will help drive “long-term augmented reality research efforts within Snap Lab,” the company’s hardware team that’s currently building AR devices. “Snap Lab’s programs explore possibilities for the future of the […]

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Meta is Nudging VR Devs Towards ‘Horizon Worlds’ with Training, Funding & More

Meta today announced it’s expanding the company’s VR developer programs to include training on how to build games and experiences inside Horizon Worlds, Meta’s growing social VR platform. Devs can also nab some cash too—a strong incentive to help Meta build out its fledgling metaverse. “Today, we’re inviting you to further unleash your imagination, expand your […]

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Roguelike Bullet-hell ‘MOTHERGUNSHIP’ Coming to Quest 2 & SteamVR

The studio behind MOTHERGUNSHIP (2018) announced it’s releasing a VR reimagining of the roguelike shooter this summer on Meta Quest 2 and SteamVR headsets. Dubbed MOTHERGUNSHIP: FORGE, developers Terrible Posture Games says the roguelike bullet-hell shooter is releasing on June 16th, 2022. Like the original, the game focuses on first-person shooting madness against a robot alien horde. Robotic enemies […]

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An Official NFL Game is Coming to Quest & PSVR

The National Football League (NFL) and sports tech company StatusPRO, announced at GDC 2022 that they’re partnering to create an NFL-licensed VR game, which is targeting Meta Quest and PSVR. The game, which is still unnamed, is said to “bring fans closer to the gridiron than ever before, allowing them to play like a professional […]

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Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Install Station Upgrades

Expedition 66 Flight Engineers Raja Chari of NASA and Matthias Maurer of ESA (European Space Agency) began a spacewalk at 8:32 a.m. EDT to install hoses on a Radiator Beam Valve Module to support temperature regulation on the?International Space Station. Chari, designated extravehicular crew member 1 (EV1), is wearing a suit with red stripes. Maurer, designated …

NASA TV is Live as Two Astronauts Prep for Spacewalk

NASA Television coverage of today’s spacewalk with NASA astronaut Raja Chari and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer is now underway and also is available on the NASA app, the Space Station blog and the agency’s website. The crew members of Expedition 66 are preparing to exit the?International Space Station‘s Quest airlock for a spacewalk expected to …

Ithra Center to Host Young XR Talent Exhibit in London

Ithra, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, is set to showcase five creative projects on Tuesday from young artists across the United Kingdom. The event, which aims to exhibit Saudi Arabia’s immersive content creators under the Center’s Creative Solutions initiative, will take place at the prestigious County Hall in London. Many content creators […]